Supreme Court of India

Govindaswamy v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [2016] 9 S.C.R. 342
Bench Ranjan Gogoi J.
Decided 15 September 2016

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the acts of assault, etc. attributable to the accused would more appropriately attract the offence under Section 325 IPC. We accordingly find the accused appellant guilty of the said offence and sentence him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years for commission of the same.

Judgment, page 11

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